Comforting Skin

Oct 10, 2011

1h 49m

★ 3.8

Obsession Leaves A Mark.

Overview

A lonely young woman's desperate need for emotional and sexual companionship draws her into a surreal and ultimately destructive relationship with a shifting and whispering tattoo she has willed to life on her skin.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Fantasy

Horror

Production Companies

Feelgood Pictures

Brainstorm Productions

Comforting Skin Trailers

Cast

Koffie / Tattoo

Victoria Bidewell

Nathan

Tygh Runyan

Synthia

Jane Sowerby

Allan

Philip Granger

Koffie's Mother

Jenn Griffin

Koffie's Father

Paul Jarrett

Peg

Ava Hughes

Tammie

Rachel Hayward

Tattoo Artist

John Tench

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